French Senate Approves Adoption Component Of Marriage Equality Bill

Tonight the French Senate approved the portion of its marriage equality bill that guarantees adoption rights to same-sex couples. Anti-gay groups had been clinging to that aspect of the bill as their last possible chance to block final passage. Via Le Monde:

After the adoption of Article 1 of the government bill “marriage for all”, opening up the way for the homosexual marriage, the Senate gave its green light, Wednesday, April 10, for the adoption of children by same-sex couples. The debates were monopolized by the senators of right-hand side, who affirmed again that the adoption of this text would open up the way for assisted medical procreation and for surrogacy with others since, according to Gérard Roche, “There are not enough acceptable children."